Rough and Raffish

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Rough adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.

Usage example: he learned polite words to replace the rough language he had known in the slums

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Raffish and rough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raffish" instead an adjective "Rough".

Raffish adjective - Lacking in refinement or good taste.

Usage example: the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists in rough boots tromping all over her Persian rugs

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Rough and raffish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Raffish".

Nearby Word: raff

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